Panorama: View from the Stone Gallery, St Paul's looking South

Lawrence Wright (1906-1983) was a much sought-after perspective artist, working for other members of the profession for almost half a century. He was employed by the most eminent architects of the time such as Sir Basil Spence OBE FRIBA. Wright was the author of 'Perspective in Perspective' (1983) and also drew highly finished topographical perspectives, such as his 'View of the South Bank of the Thames from Charing Cross during demolitions in 1949 prior to The Festival of Britain'.

This watercolour is one of seven depicting a 260 degree panorama; the missing 100 degrees was painted in three other watercolours which do not however tally with these seven.
The view is shown looking south/south-east at the wharves on the river, with the old Bankside power station at the right, Southwark Bridge and Cannon Street railway bridge at the left, and bombed sites on Queen Victoria Street in the foreground, along with the ruins of Wren's St Nicholas Cole Abbey (restored 1962) and the Tower of Wren's St Mary Somerset .